BOUTIQUE M&A & CORPORATE ADVISORY
Creating opportunities that set business owners free.
Boutique Corporate Advisory and M&A that’s changing people’s lives.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you are looking to acquire a business. Maybe you want to scale your existing one to new heights. Maybe the time has come, and you’d like to sell.
Whatever your journey ahead is, it’s an exciting one.
You just need the right support to guide you.
Welcome to MSA, a boutique corporate advisory and M&A firm.
BUILD VALUE BEFORE EXITING
Only 1 in 3 mid-market businesses that go to market in Australia, successfully transact.
That’s why MSA works alongside owners well before the sale process, identifying what drives and constrains value, improving financial and operational performance, develop and drive an accountable strategy, strengthen leadership, systems and governance, reduce key dependencies with a strong succesion plan and build a credible growth story that buyers can believe in.
The objective is not simply to prepare your business for sale. It is to build a stronger, more transferable and more valuable business positioned to attract serious buyers.
Because we don’t just take your business to market, we help position a business buyers want to acquire.
WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?
What’s your journey?
JOURNEY 1
Build & Scale
You have ambition, energy, and a business with more to give. You want smart strategic moves that unlock value and set you up for the best possible future.
JOURNEY 2
Exit or Transact
It's time to move on, retirement, a new venture, or simply freedom. You need a clear path to exit that protects your legacy and maximises your return.
JOURNEY 3
Become
‘Game Ready’
A structured program to identify and unlock hidden value in your business PRIOR to transacting. The smartest move you can make to maximise value prior to a transaction process.
Whether it's expanding your business, or preparing for a profitable exit, Morgan Shaw Advisory will help you do both.
Yes, really.
Morgan Shaw Advisory (MSA) is a Boutique M&A Corporate Advisory Firm that uniquely offers business owners all-encompassing M&A Transaction Services and Strategic Advisory Services. We offer these specific services to help business owners not only maximise the value of their business, but maximise every opportunity to sell their business leaving nothing on the table.
MSA wants to see business owners significantly improve the value of their business way before a transaction. This is what we refer to as Game Ready. And when it finally does come to a transaction, whether that be a capital raise, an acquisition, an IPO, or an exit/sale of the business, MSA will manage the entire process from beginning to end.
Our Deal Successes
We asked our clients, “What would you like others to know about your experience with Morgan Shaw Advisory?”
This was their response.
Every decision. Every milestone. Every step.
You’ve built something great, now let’s make it legendary.
The ‘Game Ready’ Value Acceleration Program
The Value Acceleration Program is designed to increase your exit multiple before you sell, build a business buyers compete for and engineer a premium outcome before going to market.
It will give you a focused, accountable engagement that drives measurable improvement across the pillars that buyers and investors value most.
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Define where the business is going, what it needs to achieve and how that ambition translates into enterprise value. We align owners and leadership around clear priorities, measurable targets and accountable 90-day action plans.
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Build a more predictable and valuable revenue engine. We examine your customer mix, market positioning, pricing, recurring revenue, sales pipeline and growth opportunities then focus investment on the initiatives most likely to deliver sustainable growth.
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Create a business that can scale and perform without relying on the owner. We strengthen systems, document critical processes, improve reporting and remove operational bottlenecks so the business becomes more efficient, resilient and transferable.
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Build the leadership capability buyers expect to see. We assess structure, responsibilities, performance, retention and succession developing a capable management team that can execute the strategy and lead the business beyond its current ownership.
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Turn financial performance into a compelling and defensible value story. We focus on EBITDA, margins, cash flow, forecasting and quality of reporting while identifying anomalies and risks that could undermine valuation or emerge during due diligence..
Understanding value is the first step to creating more of it.
Understanding what your business is worth provides the clarity to make better decisions. Whether you're planning for growth, considering a sale, attracting investment or simply benchmarking your progress, an independent valuation helps you understand not just what your business is worth, but why.
The MSA difference.
We Care.
We always look at our client’s business through ‘buyer’s eyes’.
We ensure our clients are ‘Game Ready’ in advance of an event, maximising the value prior to any transaction.
We ‘walk alongside’ our clients on their journey and as a team, so business owners get all of us.
With the combination of Strategic Advisory, M&A Transaction as well as individual, team or peer-to-peer Coaching & Mentoring services, businesses have a full end-to-end solution.
MSA was founded on 3 key principles:
To help business owners realise their personal and professional ambitions and create the business they always wanted.
To help business owners realise the maximum value for their business when they decide to sell.
To minimise the stress and pressure, and keep business owners and everyone involved safe and sane.
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